Two PCL design-built Ontario hospitals achieve LEED Silver certification

PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (Toronto) is pleased to announce that two of its projects - Bridgepoint Hospital in Toronto and the St. Catharines Site - have achieved LEED Silver certification through the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC), surpassing intended classification as LEED-certified buildings. “Our team was able to maximize value for our clients and achieve a higher level of…

March 12, 2015

PORTRAIT OF THE ARCHITECT Monica Adair, Acre Architects

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RAIC names recipient of its 2015 Young Architect Award: Monica Adair

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) announces that Monica Adair, who has become a leader in New Brunswick through design, education, and community service, is the recipient of its 2015 Young Architect Award. Adair, 37, is co-founder of Acre Architects in Saint John, N.B. Her teaching posts include a Gerald Sheff Visiting Professorship in…

March 10, 2015

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Regent Park cultural centre Daniels Spectrum – by Diamond Schmitt Architects – wins international civic trust award

Daniels Spectrum, the transformative cultural centre at the heart of a regenerated Regent Park community in downtown Toronto, received a Civic Trust Award at a ceremony at The Globe Theatre in London, England. The longest-standing built-environment awards program in Europe recognizes projects that demonstrate excellence in architecture, sustainability and universal design; and…

March 9, 2015

Founded in 2003, KANVA is a 10-person collective led by Tudor Radulescu, MRAIC, and Rami Bebawi, MRAIC. From left: Joyce Yam, Rami Bebawi, Olga Karpova, Katrine Rivard, France Moreau, Tudor Radulescu, Dina Safonova, Killian OConnor, Minh-Giao Truong & Gabriel Caya. Portrait by Marc Cramer

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Announcing the recipient of RAIC’s 2015 Emerging Architectural Practice Award: the 10-person Montreal collective KANVA

And then there were 10! A Montreal multi-disciplinary firm that experiments with materials and building methods is the recipient of the 2015 Emerging Architectural Practice Award given by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). Founded in 2003, KANVA is a 10-person collective led by Tudor Radulescu, MRAIC, and Rami Bebawi, MRAIC. “This is a…

March 6, 2015

The task in this project was to create an inspiring, communicative and functionally optimized work environment within the existing office premises of Samsung Austria

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In Vienna, INNOCAD Architecture creates an “open-minded office” for Samsung

Martin Lesjak, principal and founder INNOCAD Architecture, thinks of Samsung's new HQ in Vienna, Austria, as an “open-mind office.” The task in this project was to create an inspiring, communicative and functionally optimized work environment within the existing office premises of Samsung Austria. The prerequisite was that today’s knowledge workers require conditions that permit dialogue, meeting…

March 3, 2015

Montreal Casino, 2013; expansion and modernization; Montreal. Photo by Stphane Groleau

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Let’s hear it for Provencher_Roy: the 2015 recipient of RAIC’s Architectural Firm Award

Provencher_Roy, a Montreal firm noted for a number of major projects - which include airports, hotels, and university buildings - will receive the 2015 Architectural Firm Award of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). “Provencher_Roy was chosen for the breadth and consistently high quality of work over many years,” said the five-member jury. “They…

February 18, 2015

Located in the heart of the Brera Design District in via Porta Tenaglia, the Antoniolupi showroom was conceived as a new space for discussing about design and its trends

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Cristalplant Design Contest 2015 award ceremony will take place at the Antoniolupi showroom in Milan

The Antoniolupi showroom in Milan is a unique setting for an event not to be missed: the award ceremony of the Cristalplant Design Contest, 2015 edition. Located in the heart of the Brera Design District in via Porta Tenaglia, the Antoniolupi showroom was conceived as a new space for discussing about design and its trends. Opened…

February 17, 2015

"Architecture for Light" is intended for upper-level undergraduate or continuing education courses for students of architecture and interior design

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The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America publishes an introductory e-textbook on lighting

The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) is pleased to announce the publication of an introductory e-textbook on lighting, Architecture for Light, by Kim and Paul Mercier. Architecture for Light is intended for upper-level undergraduate or continuing education courses for students of architecture and interior design. The book can also be a resource for…

February 13, 2015

BRAILLE CHESTER FLOCK is a flocked diamond pattern in which depth and the illusion of light and shadow are achieved through a pixelated surface

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New from Graham & Brown: Illusions wallpaper by design star Marcel Wanders

U.K.-based global design leader Graham & Brown has has launched Illusions by Marcel Wanders. This is the second wallpaper collection between Wanders and Graham & Brown, as both continue to push the envelope and their commitment to design. Says Wanders, “The Illusions collection is an expression of invigorating festivity, and the fantasy…

February 12, 2015

2042 Maynard. Photo by James Steeves. Courtesy MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects

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RAIC honours well-known Nova Scotia architect Brian MacKay-Lyons with 2015 Gold Medal

A Nova Scotia architect, whose internationally acclaimed buildings are grounded in the design and construction traditions of East Coast architecture, is the 2015 recipient of the RAIC Gold Medal. Brian MacKay-Lyons, FRAIC, is a founding partner of MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, based in Halifax, N.S. He is also a professor at Dalhousie University and…

February 9, 2015